OMY Bulletins are short, newsworthy articles about subjects that promote your health and longevity. These are quick, easy reads that go out to everyone.
Endocrine disrupters (EDCs) are pervasive chemicals that interfere with your body’s hormones. The “Dirty Dozen” are the most ones: Bisphenol A, Dioxin, Atrazine, Phthalates, Perchlorate, Fire retardants, Lead, Perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs), Mercury, Arsenic, Organophosphate pesticides, and Glycol ethers. It’s crucial to be conscious of their presence in your environment and avoid them to minimize health risks.
I am convinced that relief from aging lies primarily in genetic treatments. The top ten causes of death are mostly diseases of lifestyle, yet the curse of aging still lies beneath them. Science can’t stop people from killing themselves with their lifestyles, but it can stop genes from doing it for them.
You probably don’t know what a capsid is unless you’re a virologist. Neither did I. It’s pretty complex, so I’m going to use a beer can opener to explain what a capsid does.
Start your day by doing ten squats when you get out of bed. And do ten squats before getting into bed at night. These will get you going in the morning by oxygenating your muscles and organs and help you fall asleep at night by releasing your tension.
Understandably the naked mole rat’s resistance to cancer fascinated researchers, and they finally made a breakthrough. Naked mole rat cells in a petri dish formed a sticky gel around them. This gel turned out to be Hyaluronan – a downstream product of the breakdown of sugars.
Anemia occurs when you don’t have a sufficient number of red blood cells to get oxygen to your tissues and organs. Anemia is also called…
Ergothioneine? Never heard of it? Well, neither Had I. But it could be a key to anti-aging, cancer prevention, brain atrophy, and more. Those are…